“She said, ‘I want you to know first before I talk to the people of TFC dahil doon ako papunta.'

"On the day that she told me, it was also Tito Dolphy’s fortieth day, so ang daming umaano talaga sa kanya.

“Then she said, ‘Okay, can you hold your breath?’

"So I texted her, ‘Okay, I’m holding my breath. What?’

“Then ‘yon na, binanggit, straightforward: ‘I have cancer, its stage one. I won’t need any radiation, I won’t need chemotherapy. But I’m going to have to rest and I have to go through a procedure sa August 27.’

“So, from there, we started talking, texting each other, and I gave her words of encouragement.